The Single Parent

Explainer

"Mother didn't tell me anything about you just a casual chat asking my activities now just like that" he explained.

"Oh.." in the heart thank God.

We were silent again, no matter what was in his heart, I was also confused to say what almost 10 years I did not meet him, what did he mean here?.

"Rin. I beg you to forgive me Rin" he said.

"I know I was wrong Rin, without news of leaving you without certainty" he continued.

"Have not discussed the past I've forgotten it, we can't be like before" I said.

"I've forgiven you a long time ago and learned to forget you from day to day despite being sick even though I miss you, but never mind" I don't feel my tears teary-eyed.

"I'm sorry Rin" he said in a regretful tone.

"Yes, oh yeah it's almost 8, didn't Mas go home? not good here for a long time, your wife's children must be waiting at home" I said.

Actually it's subtle.

"Nobody's waiting for me Rin, I'm still alone" he said.

"If you don't mind I want to stay here longer, see you here" he said.

It started to hmmm my mind.

"Go home, I'm not good with my parents" I asked.

"Is there anything else you want to talk to me about?" my many.

"Rin. you're getting prettier wearing a hijab" she said.

O God, what is his heart made of? don't you understand I kicked him out? even seducing.. vexed my heart.

"Sorry Mas I want to rest tired I work all day, Vano is also still not healed from the pain, sorry Mas, better Mas go home soon!" I finally got to talk like that.

"I'm sorry Rin, I'm here again tomorrow" he said, extending a hand to shake his hand.

"I'm sorry I'm not muhrim" I refused.

"Mr Ibuk, Mas Arif said he was coming home" call me to my Father and Mother

They came out of the house shaking hands with Arif

"Be careful on the Rif road" said the father

"Thank you sir, assalamualaikum" said Mas Arif as he drove his car away from my parents' second home.

"Rin, Arif, what's going on here all of a sudden?" ask Father.

"Yes sir, how do you know the address of this house?, Rin, does he know you are now alone? lest he know you again alone and want to approach you again" said Mother.

"Don't know me, I don't know if he knows my current status, or if he's surprised, he's here" I explained as I held Vano into the room to put him to sleep.

*****

In the morning, Vano was not well yet so at home with Mom, I still went to work as usual, after all I was ready to go out of the house to go to work bike already I stater and ready to leave suddenly there was a car stop.

"Enter your bike, let me transfer the work" said Mas Arif

"Don't work, I can go alone" I refused.

"Come on.." he asked as he got down from the car approached me and took my bike key, I just dumbstruck.

"Down.." I just obeyed, my bike was put back into the house, in Mas Arif met my mother.

"Rinda with me Ma left for work, I will take her home again" said Mas Arif to Mother.

"Be careful!" said Mother.

"Rin..Where do you work?" tanyanya opened the chat.

"Oh yes uh. "my answer was also nervous because I was daydreaming.

"Yes.in Mayjend Sungkono street" I replied.

"Rin...are you still angry about what happened 10 years ago?" tanyakanya.

"It's not so" I answered

"But your face still looks angry, Rin, Hmmm Rin.. I'm sorry, actually I deliberately picked you up this morning I want to explain everything to you, would you like to listen to it?" said it.

I nodded my head, when what cares about you that the ghost bagusan came uninvited home asking interlah this came uninvited home also huzzz vanished in the wind without a trace.

I listened carefully to Mas Arif's explanation, it turns out there was a heartbreaking incident after the graduation of Mas Arif High School, at that time both his parents divorced and Mas Arif followed his father outside the island precisely in Merauke, Merauke, there he is also uncomfortable because he lives with his stepmother and stepbrother, especially his father is more concerned with his stepson than with Arif mas, finally mas Arif left his family with his diploma to find work in Papua in the Freeport mine he was accepted as a manual worker because of his High School diploma, His boss saw the persistence of Mas Arif finally intends to lecture Mas Arif with a company fee to study in the capital Jakarta for 4 years there and graduate college and then return to Freeport to work there back, so he didn't think of contacting me because he felt like he was contacting me because he couldn't make me happy, so he hasn't had a family.

"I stopped there" I said.

"You work here Rin" he asked.

"Yes" I replied.

"A car can come in, right? tanyakanya.

"May Mas, but there you go" I said, pointing in the direction.

"What time will you be home? let's make it feel good to pick him up" he asked.

"Around 3 am" I answered, opening the car door and closing it again.

"Thank you for driving me" I said with a smile.

"Thank you for your sweet smile today Rin, wait for me later in the afternoon? he said and left my place of work.

I looked at Arif's car until it disappeared from my sight, I took my foot to the office where I worked.

"Hayooo... What was that? cie cie" by Nia.

"You surprised me, Nia" I said.

"Come on the story, who is he? your new boyfriend, huh?" ask Nia.

"No, she's my old boyfriend" I replied.

"Ish ish ish CLBK ni ye." - tease Nia.

Yes, that's how Nia always teases me as well.

"Either Nia, I haven't been able to open my heart to any man, I still want to enjoy my life for myself at this time, not knowing when Nia will be" I explained.

"No luck to you Rin, reject it? it seems like he is very kind" Nia said.

We continued to talk until we arrived in the office and sat at each table, doing tasks according to their respective jobs.

The time to go home has arrived, today feels very fast, is it because of a lot of work or me again seneng ya hehe.

Walking towards the gate where I work, it was quite far, from my office to the gate I thought.

Suddenly the sound of the horn tin surprised me to look for the origin of the sound from far away seen mas Arif waving his hand, I stepped closer towards Mas Arif.

Getting into Mas Arif's car "was it a long wait?" my many.

"Just do it" he answered.

"Eat first Rin" he continued.

I nodded my sign approvingly.